WHIPPINGS, SERVINGS, KNOTS, ETC 83 



Sea flies are so easily tied, and there is such a large field for 



HOW TO TIE A SEA FLY 



experimental work 

 in testing different 

 patterns on sea fish, 

 that I will venture a 

 few directions as 

 illustrated. If you 

 are not using eyed 

 hooks, it is neces- 

 sary to whip on a 

 little loop of gut 

 about an eighth of 

 an inch long to the 

 end of the shank, or, 

 better still, a loop of 

 twisted gut. When 

 doing this carry the 

 binding silk on to 

 the beginning of the 

 bend of the hook, 

 there bind, with 

 about three turns of 

 the silk, half a dozen 

 strands of peacock 

 harl (i) to form a 

 tail (2), and place 

 under the end of 

 the binding the end 



